When Robert Diamond was CEO of Barclays, he didn’t know how the LIBOR submission process worked. One $450 million settlement later, he was out of his job at the behest of the governor of the Bank of England. What’s he doing next? Maybe starting another banking company. But for now, he’s going to lots of Brooklyn Nets games.

How did Haruhiko Kuroda convince the Bank of Japan to go along with the most aggressive monetary policy actions since the financial crisis? With his “nerdy charisma” and the influence of BOJ officials itching for more.